The tablet will be called the G Pad 8.3 and it will have a big,
shiny launch announcement at IFA 2013 next week. The tablet will
join LG's suite of other G products, including the big-screen
phone, the LP Optimus G Pro, which
some like even better than Samsung's Galaxy phablets
(tablet-like phones).

This isn't LG's first tablet. Its last tablet, the Optimus Pad
LTE 8.9, was larger than the G Pad and came out over one year
ago, in January 2012.

LG promises its G Pad will be slim and sleek with a powerful
4600mAh battery. Its size and weight are nestled perfectly
between Apple's iPad Mini and iPad 2. The device will weigh 338
grams (for comparison, that's nearly half the weight of Apple's
iPad 2, which weighs 613 grams but heavier than the iPad
Mini).

It will have a 16 GB memory, a front and rear camera, and HD
display. The G Pad will be a little smaller than the iPad but
larger than the Mini, at about 8.5 inches. It will come in black
and white and run on the Android Jelly Bean 4.2 operating system.

G Pad features will include "KnockON," which lets users shut down
the tablet by tapping twice on the screen, and the ability to
"slide aside" apps that are open to open a new one. Another cool
feature is its integration with the app, QPair. While users won't
be able to accept calls on the G Pad, they'll be able to see
calls and messages that come in to their phones and text back
responses from the tablet. Also, with QSlide, G Pad users will be
able to have up to three apps open and showing on the same window
at once.

The G Pad's price hasn't been announced yet, but it will be
available in time for the holiday season this year.

LG was expected to come out with some sort of tablet after a
YouTube ad was leaked that showed users discussing their
experiences with other tablets. It also
registered for the trademark, "GPad," which got people
buzzing a few months ago.